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Caldwell, Kansas

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Caldwell City. It lies in ZIP code area 67022. The Survey maps it on the Caldwell quadrangle. 1,025 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,142 feet above sea level.

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Caldwell within Sumner County

On record in Caldwell

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 2 records

Population over time

2 figures

Caldwell fell from 1,068 to 1,025 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20101,068
20201,025-43 (-4%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 19 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

22 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Caldwell between 2001 and 2020, burning about 974 acres in total. 2 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined15
Natural2
Smoking2
Debris and open burning2
Equipment and vehicle use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresKansas Forest Service21113
6 July 2018Naturalunder an acreKansas Forest Service21321
2 July 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKansas Forest Service21092
7 May 2015Naturalunder an acreKansas Forest Service21081
18 May 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresKansas Forest Servicenot named
11 April 2001Missing data/not specified/undetermined810 acresPawnee AgencyCHILOCO
29 March 2015Smoking3.0 acresKansas Forest Service21065
15 March 2015Smoking30 acresKansas Forest Service21062

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Sumner County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Caldwell: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown Caly PitsClayPast Producer
Unknown Clay PitClayPast Producer

Storms near this place

60 of 96 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Caldwell in 96 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 64 hail, 25 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 2 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 1998Thunderstorm WindCaldwell$1,000,000Winds of 70 mph combined with 0.75 inch hail to inflict widespread damage to trees, pwoer lines, homes, and blew roofs off barns, sheds and outbuildings.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindCaldwell$30,000Power lines and power poles were blown down around the community causing power outages. Information was received via Sumner County Emergency Management Facebook Page. Time is estimated based on radar.
July 1996Thunderstorm WindCaldwell$22,000no account filed
July 2006Thunderstorm WindCaldwell$20,000Several large trees were uprooted in and around Caldwell, as well as numerous tree limbs and some utility poles and power lines. Additionally, a couple of large fertilizer tanks and a cattle trailer were blown over just north of town.
February 2012Thunderstorm WindCaldwell$5,000A barn was blown onto the road over southwest Sumner county. Exact location is unknown.
May 1993HailCaldwell$5,000no account filed
April 1994HailCaldwell$500no account filed
July 2019FloodCaldwell$100Lots of standing water with water over county roads east of Caldwell.
June 2010Flash FloodCaldwell$100Street flooding was reported in downtown Caldwell.
March 2026HailCaldwell-Wind gusts near 55 mph were also reported.
March 2026Tornado (EF2)Caldwell-A storm survey found a tornado led to damage occurring to the top of a tank battery, an overturned pumpjack, a few snapped power poles and cedar trees. There were additional to damage to multiple outbuildings.
March 2026Thunderstorm WindCaldwell-The upper floor and roof of barn were pushed to the north and northeast. Part of the roof fell onto the newly built covered area to the north of structure.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindCaldwell-Wind gusts were estimated between 65 and 70 mph.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindCaldwell-This wind gust was estimated.
June 2025HailCaldwell-KAKE chaser reported lots of hail with mostly nickels but some quarter sized stones.
May 2024HailCaldwell-There were reports of quarter sized hail in Calwell up to golfball and two inches in diameter north and northeast town by a few miles.
November 2022Heavy RainCaldwell-A Coop observer reported 2.31 inches of rainfall.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindCaldwell-No damage was reported.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindCaldwell-No damage was reported.
April 2016HailCaldwell-The report was received from KAKE Channel 10.
April 2016HailCaldwell-The report was received from a KAKE Channel 10 spotter.
May 2016HailCaldwell-Hail covering the ground in Caldwell.
September 2014HailCaldwell-The report was relayed via twitter.
September 2014HailCaldwell-The report was relayed via twitter.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindCaldwell-Winds ranged from 60 to 70 mph but no damage was reported.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindCaldwell-Reported by KWCH storm chaser.
April 2009HailCaldwell-Hail ranged from quarter to ping pong ball sized.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindCaldwell-Winds estimated at 60 mph by a trained spotter.
March 2007FloodCaldwell-Fall Creek near 90th Street South and Springdale spilled over its banks, causing some low-land flooding just south of Caldwell. Additionally, some rural roads countywide were likely flooded as well.
June 2005HailCaldwell-The following is a breakdown of the crops affected and their respective acreages: Wheat: 10,000; Milo: 3,000; Soybeans: 1,000; Corn: 1,000; Canola: 200. Total acreage: 15,200. No dollar estimate available. (Narrative courtesy USDA Flash Situation Report.)
August 2005Thunderstorm WindCaldwell-AGTAP SU310.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindCaldwell-Minor tree damage reported.
June 2002Flash FloodCaldwell-Roads water-covered.
June 2002Tornado (F0)Caldwell-Brief touchdown in open country.
May 2001HailCaldwell-Hail covered the ground.
May 2001HailCaldwell-Golfball to hen egg sized.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindCaldwell-Tree limbs downed.
March 2026HailCaldwell-no account filed
May 2016HailCaldwell-no account filed
May 2016HailCaldwell-no account filed
May 2016HailCaldwell-no account filed
May 2016HailCaldwell-no account filed
April 2015HailCaldwell-no account filed
April 2015HailCaldwell-no account filed
April 2015HailCaldwell-no account filed
May 2015HailCaldwell-no account filed
May 2012HailCaldwell-no account filed
June 2011HailCaldwell-no account filed
May 2010HailCaldwell-no account filed
March 2009Thunderstorm WindCaldwell-no account filed
March 2009Thunderstorm WindCaldwell-no account filed
March 2009HailCaldwell-no account filed
April 2009HailCaldwell-no account filed
April 2009HailCaldwell-no account filed
June 2009HailCaldwell-no account filed
June 2009HailCaldwell-no account filed
June 2009HailCaldwell-no account filed
June 2009HailCaldwell-no account filed
July 2009HailCaldwell-no account filed
June 2008HailCaldwell-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Sumner County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Doster5.9 miles19
Drury6.8 miles13
Corbin7.3 miles19
Metcalf9.7 miles19
South Haven10.8 miles13
Hunnewell10.9 miles13
Perth11.2 miles19
Rome14.4 miles13

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on CaldwellAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2659606The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 470089. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.